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14th August 2017NewsComments Off on Products for the home and retail parks lead in slow July

UK retail footfall in July fell by 1.1% year-on-year, according to the latest data from the British Retail Consortium (BRC) and Springboard. This figure is below the three-month rolling average of -0.4%. Covering the four weeks from July 2 to July 29, the BRC-Springboard’s monthly monitor said the high street …

8th August 2017NewsComments Off on Homeware sales move to top of performance rankings in July

Retail sales growth slowed in July from June, according to the British Retail Consortium (BRC) and KPMG. The BRC-KPMG monthly retail sales monitor the four weeks from July 2 to July 29, reveals that sales edged up by 0.9% on a like-for-like basis from June 2016, compared with 1.1% from …

21st July 2017NewsComments Off on June high street footfall warmed by sun

Footfall in June was 0.8% up on a year ago – and ahead of the three month average of 0.5%, according to the British Retail Consortium (BRC) and Springboard. Covering the four weeks from May 28 to July 1, the BRC-Springboard footfall monitor for June reports that high street footfall …

12th July 2017NewsComments Off on BRC: cards overtake cash as number one payment method

Debit cards have overtaken cash as the dominant payment method in the UK, according to a study released today (Tuesday July 12) by the British Retail Consortium (BRC). Commenting on the findings revealed in the annual payments survey, BRC policy adviser – payments & consumer credit Andrew Cregan said: “For …

11th July 2017NewsComments Off on Arrival of summer prompts pick-up in UK retail sales growth

UK retail sales rose by 1.2 % in June on a like-for-like basis from June 2016, according to statistics from the British Retail Consortium (BRC) and accounting firm KPMG. The BRC-KPMG retail sales monitor for June (which covers the five weeks from May 28 to July 1), notes that over …

A host of proposed new laws designed to prepare the UK for a departure from the EU were announced in the Queen’s Speech, delivered on June 21. Helen Dickinson OBE, chief executive of the British Retail Consortium (BRC), commented: “In very uncertain times, retailers will be encouraged that the Government …

16th June 2017NewsComments Off on Spring footfall surge loses momentum in May

UK footfall fell by 1% year-on-year in May, representing the first decline since February, according to the monthly monitor from the British Retail Consortium (BRC)-Springboard. Covering the four weeks from April 30 to May 27, the report said High Street footfall slipped by 2% – its steepest decline since last …

6th June 2017NewsComments Off on May brings sluggish online sales growth

Online sales of non-food products rose 4.3% in May compared with a 13.7% lift a year earlier – representing the slowest growth since December 2012. The British Retail Consortium (BRC)- KPMG’s May online retail sales monitor – covering the four weeks from April 30 to May 27 – reports that …

UK retail sales slipped by 0.4% in May on a like-for-like basis from May 2016, when they had dropped 0.5% from the preceding year. The figures relate to the British Retail Consortium (BRC) -KPMG retail sales monitor, covering the four weeks from April 30 to May 27. BRC chief executive …

25th May 2017NewsComments Off on BRC-Springboard: fastest quarter of footfall growth for five years in April

Footfall in April grew 1.6% year-on-year in the UK across all retail destinations – which represents the fastest growth since March 2014, according the latest statistics from the British Retail Consortium (BRC) and analyst Springboard. Covering the four weeks from April 2 to April 29, their data reveals that on …